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The Secrets of Ghosts
- Narrated by: Tracey Norman
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Summary
Step back into the magical world of Pendleford with The Secrets of Ghosts. Don’t miss the magical, heartwarming story from the best-selling author of The Language of Spells!
On her 21st birthday Katie Harper has only one wish: to become a real Harper woman. Mystical powers are passed down her family generation after generation - some even call them witches - yet every spell Katie attempts goes disastrously wrong.
When her magic does appear, it’s in a form nobody expected, and suddenly Katie is thrown into a dangerous new world with shadowy consequences. For the realm of the deceased is not as peaceful as she once thought. The dead are buried with their secrets, and only Katie can help the ghosts of the past finally find peace.
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